From breaking the limits of the White Ape Fist to becoming a martial arts saint.

Chapter 161 Spoils of War

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

The fishy smell lingered on the riverbank.

Su Yu stood beside the massive carcass of the Black Rock Ironback Crocodile, his chest heaving violently.

As the frantic pounding of his heart gradually subsided, the crimson in his eyes receded like a tide, and the all-attribute boost from the Berserker Ape's Blood Rage dissipated. Immediately afterward, a terrifying sense of weakness assailed him like a leech.

At that moment, his muscles were groaning, his bones were cracking, and it felt as if an invisible hand was churning wildly in his stomach, sending out signals of extreme hunger. His body swayed precariously, as if he were about to faint at any moment.

Su Yu's face was pale, but he was prepared.

He took out the brocade box from his pocket and took out a fist-sized piece of Sophora flavescens, which was the color of beeswax.

Without any hesitation, he swallowed it in a few bites, like gnawing on a radish.

"boom!"

When the Solomon's Seal enters the stomach, it doesn't burst with fiery heat like the Vermilion Fruit, but rather transforms into a thick, long, and warm current, as gentle as the earth itself.

This warm current slowly sank into the dantian, and then spread throughout the limbs and bones, just like a dried-up riverbed welcoming the nourishment of spring rain.

The muscles that were twitching were instantly soothed, and the hunger that felt like it was about to devour a person was quickly filled.

Just a moment later.

Su Yu's previously pale face regained its rosy hue, and his unsteady steps became steady and powerful again.

"nice one!"

Su Yu clenched his fist, feeling the renewed strength within his body, a glint of light flashing in his eyes: "As expected of the Earthly Essence that replenishes essence and marrow! Last time I activated the Berserker Ape state, I had to consume several pills and thirty catties of exotic beast meat to recover, and I was even weak for half a day. This time, after consuming just one piece of Earthly Essence, the depletion was completely replenished in just a moment! Although I haven't fully recovered yet, my movements are already unimpeded!"

After recovering for a moment, Su Yu began the enjoyable process of looting the corpses and plundering the spoils.

First, there was Han Qinhu's corpse. Although it had been bitten in two by the Black Rock Iron-Spine Crocodile, fortunately, some of his belongings were still preserved.

Aside from a few bottles of healing pills and five hundred-tael silver notes hidden close to his body, the most eye-catching thing on Han Qinhu's person was a package wrapped in layers of oilcloth and kept close to his body.

Su Yu opened the package and found a bird egg-shaped object inside, but the egg was very unusual.

It is roughly the size of a fist, with a grayish, rocky texture, and its surface is covered with natural, vein-like markings.

Dark red patterns. It feels heavy in your hand, at least fifty or sixty pounds, yet it's icy cold to the touch.

"What is this?"

"It doesn't look like a real bird egg; it looks more like a stone egg!"

Su Yu tapped the outer shell, which made a crisp "ding-ding" sound, and its hardness was comparable to that of refined iron.

He activated his five senses and carefully examined the stone egg, discovering that it was perfectly sealed without any cracks, and that the inside was completely still, with no signs of life, just like a real stone.

"A dead egg? Or a fossil?"

Su Yu frowned slightly.

Han Qinhu, a ruthless and opportunistic bandit who roams the land, carries hardly any silver notes, yet he keeps this stone egg so carefully close to his body, indicating that this item is probably extraordinary.

"Never mind, let's put it away for now and study it in detail later."

After carefully storing the stone eggs and silver notes, Su Yu went to search the bodies of the ordinary river bandits and the two treasure ships.

Unfortunately, these bandits had clearly arrived in a hurry and didn't bring much of value with them; they probably only had a few hundred taels of silver in total. This amount of money might have been a considerable fortune for him in the past, but now it was just a drop in the ocean, not even a small fortune.

After looting all the corpses, his gaze fell on the huge Black Rock Ironback Crocodile.

This is a beast overlord comparable to the Flesh Refining Realm, its entire body is a treasure!

Holding the Mo Yuan Blade, Su Yu precisely cut into the chest cavity along the previously opened abdominal wound. As the heart was ripped open, a scalding, pungent stench wafted out. With lightning speed, Su Yu retrieved several jade bottles to catch the dark red blood gushing from the heart.

"The lifeblood of the Crocodile Dragon!"

The blood was thick and viscous, and when it fell into the bottle, it made a "sizzling" sound, and the bottle instantly became scalding hot. This was an extremely yang and potent treasure, a priceless item whether used for body tempering or for refining elixirs.

Immediately afterward, Su Yu began to debone and extract the flesh. He was taking only the essence from the Black Rock Ironback Crocodile, with extremely coarse muscle fibers, a deep red color, and each piece was heavy, containing explosive blood and energy.

As for the ordinary parts, the energy is already rapidly dissipating. By the time they are brought back, they will probably have become ordinary beast meat. This is also the peculiarity of these strange beasts, where the blood and energy of their entire body will gather in special essence parts.

"If I eat all of these rare beast meat, my potential breakthrough points will probably increase dramatically!"

Finally, Su Yu exerted considerable effort to completely remove the vertebrae that had pierced through the Black Rock Ironback Crocodile's entire body.

This iron spine, several meters long, was entirely black, with dark red barbs growing at its joints. When Mo Yuan struck it, it produced a metallic clang, and its hardness far exceeded that of Mo Yuan himself!

"Excellent material! If we incorporate it into the Ink Abyss Blade, or forge a suit of close-fitting armor, it will definitely elevate the equipment's grade to another level!"

Now, the Mo Yuan in Su Yu's hands is gradually falling behind his strength, especially since he has obtained the Crocodile Dragon's Heart Blood and so much exotic beast meat this time. His strength will definitely leap forward again, and breaking through to the Flesh Refining Realm will be just around the corner!

Mo Yuan's upgrade will allow him to further enhance his combat power!

After loading these precious materials onto the treasure ship, Su Yu looked at the water and pondered for a moment.

"The Complete Record of Strange Things in the Nine Provinces states: 'All strange beasts of heaven and earth are accompanied by rare treasures.' In particular, the Black Rock Iron-backed Crocodile likes to eat gold and iron ore and often occupies the nodes of the earth's veins or the veins of minerals."

"The Black Rock Iron-Spine Crocodile's lair is very likely nearby; there might be some unexpected opportunity there!"

"However, for now, the best course of action is to retreat! We've already killed two groups of bandits from Ghost Mist Island, and even their third leader, Han Qinhu. We don't know if anyone will come looking for us again. Let's lay low for now!"

An hour later, Kirishima.

"Boom!"

Three black treasure ships broke through the fog and rushed to the shore with murderous intent.

Dozens of river bandits jumped off the boat, and after seeing the scene on the riverbank, they all gasped in shock.

The place was a mess, with broken trees and rubble everywhere.

The most horrifying thing was the corpse that was broken in two; it was none other than Han Qinhu.

This third leader, who was renowned throughout the ten islands of the Blackwater River and had one foot in the Body Refining Realm, now had his chest caved in and died a gruesome death. He had clearly been blasted to death by some terrifying force.

"The third-in-command is dead?!"

One of the bandits spoke in a trembling voice, almost dropping his knife.

"Brothers, what do we do? Should we leave some men to keep watch?"

"Guard my ass!"

"The third leader is dead! Go back and report to the first and second leaders immediately!"

These ruthless bandits, who usually killed without blinking an eye, were terrified by the battlefield left behind by Su Yu. They fled in panic, not even bothering to collect the corpses.

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